In the Community

Principal Worman presented the Spirit of Youth Award to Alex Foster.

The weather - it is as mystifying as this winter was. We seem to be always wondering "will we" or "won't we" be getting the severe weather the weather forecasts keep coming up with.

A celebratory moment for 10 Grade 9 students and their parents had a bittersweet feeling for staff and school supporters as the last graduation exercises were held for St. George School, June 15.

This week we will start with the graduating class of 2012 from H. Hardcastle School. This year there were only four students who have left the hallowed halls of H.H.S. The festivities started with a banquet held at the Legion June 27.

North Battleford Communities in Bloom is on a quest to identify three yards in the community to include in a tour by CIB judges July 26.

The community of Ruddell held its annual July 1 picnic with a lively crowd attending. This year was the108th consecutive celebration. Races, games, ice cream and lemonade were enjoyed by all.

Grad season has come and gone, the kids are out of school. Spring flowers have bloomed and fruit trees are fruiting, summer is really here. Tornados and flooding have been the topic of conversation amongst most these days, but life does go on.

The village of Denholm celebrated 100 years, 1912-2012. Registration was June 29. Coffee and dainties as well as a cash bar were available. The next day started off with a continental breakfast, followed by a parade.

John Paul II's annual graduation ceremonies took place June 28. The day started with a meaningful mass organized by John Paul II's chaplain, Andrea Sparrow. That afternoon, the awards ceremony took place.

Excited children wove their way single-file through hallways stacked with desks to the Ratushniak Elementary School gymnasium at the end of the day on the last day of classes.